Dovetail Shave Tool Blanks

Lester Detterbeck Enterprises, Ltd.

Our objective is your profitable machining and total satisfaction.

WIRE EDM AND CUTTING TOOLSThese days more and more tools are bring produced by wire EDM.Where all high-speed steel and carbide materials can be wired,materials high in cobalt do offer potential problems. Where cobaltis a major key to wear resistance, it offers a large unstable graincondition when wired. Powdered metals do reduce these possible problems, but do not alleviate them.Since high cobalt materials are here to stay we offer the following recommendations:1. Avoid deep forms in high cobalt materials, if possible.2. Avoid ever cutting deeper than 2/3 the thickness of any brazed carbide tools.3. Avoid sharp corners when wiring, and use radiuses whenever possible.4. Avoid major high reductions of blanks. Match the blanks used to the job; you might need to order semi-standard blanks.5. Always support the part of the tools you are wiring off to reduce stress. Done correctly, this will also help flushing.

Dovetail Shave Tool Blanks

Lester DetterbeckEnterprises, Ltd.

Ourobjectiveisyourprofitablemachiningandtotalsatisfaction.

WIRE EDM AND CUTTING TOOLSThese days more and more tools are bring produced by wire EDM.Where all high-speed steel and carbide materials can be wired,materials high in cobalt do offer potential problems. Where cobaltis a major key to wear resistance, it offers a large unstable graincondition when wired. Powdered metals do reduce these possible problems, but do not alleviate them.Since high cobalt materials are here to stay we offer the following recommendations:1. Avoid deep forms in high cobalt materials, if possible.2. Avoid ever cutting deeper than 2/3 the thickness of any brazed carbide tools.3. Avoid sharp corners when wiring, and use radiuses whenever possible.4. Avoid major high reductions of blanks. Match the blanks used to the job; you might need to order semi-standard blanks.5. Always support the part of the tools you are wiring off to reduce stress. Done correctly, this will also help flushing.